John R. Wooden Award 2017-18 Preseason Top 30 list announced
The John R. Wooden Award announced the Women’s Preseason Top 30 today. The list includes 30 student-athletes and chosen by a preseason poll of national women’s college basketball media members. The Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2018 John R. Wooden Award will be presented during the ESPN College Basketball Awards on Friday, April 6, 2018.
John R. Wooden Award 2017-18 Preseason Top 30
| Name | School | Conference | Height | Class | Position |
| Kristine Anigwe | California | Pac-12 | 6-4 | Jr. | C/F |
| Ariel Atkins | Texas | Big 12 | 5-11 | Sr. | G |
| Monique Billings | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-4 | Sr. | F |
| Allazia Blockton | Marquette | Big East | 6-0 | Jr. | G |
| Kalani Brown | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-7 | Jr. | C |
| Lexie Brown | Duke | ACC | 5-9 | Sr. | G |
| Jordin Canada | UCLA | Pac-12 | 5-6 | Sr. | G |
| Napheesa Collier | Connecticut | The American | 6-1 | Jr. | F |
| Sophie Cunningham | Missouri | SEC | 6-1 | Jr. | G |
| Asia Durr | Louisville | ACC | 5-10 | Jr. | G |
| Katelynn Flaherty | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-7 | Sr. | G |
| Rebecca Greenwell | Duke | ACC | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Ruthy Hebard | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-4 | Soph. | F |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | Louisville | ACC | 6-2 | Sr. | F |
| Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-10 | Soph. | G |
| Tynice Martin | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-11 | Jr. | G |
| Brooke McCarty | Texas | Big 12 | 5-4 | Sr. | G |
| Brittany McPhee | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
| Kelsey Mitchell | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-8 | Sr. | G |
| Jaime Nared | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2 | Sr. | G/F |
| Kia Nurse | Connecticut | The American | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Notre Dame | ACC | 5-8 | Jr. | G |
| Mercedes Russell | Tennessee | SEC | 6-6 | Sr. | C |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | Connecticut | The American | 6-3 | Jr. | G/F |
| Azurá Stevens | Connecticut | The American | 6-6 | Sr. | G/F |
| Shakayla Thomas | Florida State | ACC | 5-11 | Sr. | F |
| Victoria Vivians | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Morgan William | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-5 | Sr. | G |
| Gabby Williams | Connecticut | The American | 5-11 | Sr. | F |
| A’ja Wilson | South Carolina | SEC | 6-5 | Sr. | F |
